Different way to lube when neck sizing

[M3845708Bama]

Had always had issue with enough lube inside neck but not so much as to cause media to stick to the inside requiring an extra cleaning step. May have found slightly different procedure that makes operation easier. I stack the brass in a plastic box with the necks pointing up. When the box is tilted almost on its side I spray lube fro the side so just a small amount of the mist hits the far side of the inside of the necks. Then spray from opposite direction. Then neck size as normal. Case stretching seems to have been reduced. Sizing is smooth and silent

 

[dale2242]

I use sticky lube when sizing.
I use a small amount on a cotton gun mop of the appropriate size to lube the inside of the neck.
I always tumble the lube off in my vibratory tumble in walnut shells before loading..dale

 

[Brad]

I hate the media stuck to the insides of necks after sizing. Drives me nuts.
Without lube they are squeaky and jerky coming off expander, can't be good for the brass or concentricity.

What lube are you using 'bama?

 

[S Mac]

I use a q tip to apply a film of Johnson's paste wax, quick and effective.

 

[fiver]

I use a bore mop screwed into a wood lyman handle.
it just gets a bit of my size/swage lube rubbed around the spot where the necks go then I grab 5-6 cases and shove the mop in each one twist it and pull it out then size.

 

[Ian]

I just twist each case mouth on a lube pad, gets a little on both sides at once. If stacking and spraying gets it done too, sounds good to me.

 

[M3845708Bama]

I hate the media stuck to the insides of necks after sizing. Drives me nuts.
Without lube they are squeaky and jerky coming off expander, can't be good for the brass or concentricity.

What lube are you using 'bama?

Using lanolin with red heat in cheap spray bottle

 

[Spindrift]

Good tip, `bama! Will try that. I mostly use collet die, to avoid lubing. When I do lube the inside of necks, I use a nylon brush with some imperial sizing wax. I drilled my bench, and installed the «female end» of a broken cleaning rod. Here, I can mount any kind of standard cleaning rod accessories- nylon brush for lubing, brass brush for cleaning. The «male end» of the cleaning rod was squared off, I use it when measuring max COL with the cleaning rod-method.

 

[Pistolero]

Brass bore brush in proper caliber in RCBS "screwdriver handle" in and out, then a touch
with Imperial Die wax on a thinned down Q-tip. Some are just brushed, but some seem to
demand the lube.

Bill

 

[dromia]

I destroy the expanders, for they are abominations.

 

[35 Whelen]

A small pill type bottle with a wide base, such as a Nalgene bottle such as the one on the left. Fill it 3/4 full of number 8-9 shot and top it off with powdered graphite. Dip the neck in a few times to make sure the shot rolls the graphite into the inside of the neck. Wipe off the outside of the neck, don't tap the inside graphite out of the neck. Sizes like butter. I do all my case expanding with it and no splits...all the way up from 270 to 358 if you're careful. Old long range shooter taught me this. If the graphite doesn't stick inside the neck, take a stainless steel bore brush, chuck in a hand drill, a quick pass in and out will lay a nice cross hatch pattern in the neck for the graphite to hold onto, and makes neck tension pretty darned consistent.

 

[Creeker]

I spray mine & tumble after sizing.

 

[MikeN]

Has anyone used the Sinclair expander dies/mandrels? I see the carbide ones are on sale @ Brownells now. I've never used this system, but the mandrels are used with the expander dies and neck turning tools. Just curious anyone's reaction.

 

[Spindrift]

I have the Sinclair expander die and mandrels, I got them with my neck turning equipment. Beautifully machined epuipment, excellent function. From a cast bullet perspective, however, the usefulness is limited by the range of mandrels available. Personally I prefer the expanders from NOE when prepping brass for cast bullets (I know there are different opinions regarding their functionality, but I like them; just keep brass length homogenous, and take care when adjusting the die).
When prepping brass for neck turning, the Sinclair works excellent.